March 6, 2025
Should you be doing Zone 2 as a hybrid athlete?
Zone 2 training is everywhere. But is it actually worth your time as a hybrid athlete? We break down Zone 2 and the benefits for hybrid athletes.
By Ben Katz
HYBRD Blog
Training tips, hybrid athlete insights, and stories from the HYBRD team
February 27, 2025
How should I calculate my heart rate zones?
Heart rate zone training is widely used, but many athletes don't fully understand it. We break down the three main ways to determine your heart rate zones.
By Ben Katz
January 29, 2025
Progressive Overload for Hybrid Athletes
For hybrid athletes to achieve peak performance in both strength and endurance, it's less about doing more and more about doing it strategically. Learn how progressive overload works.
By Ben Katz
June 3, 2026
How to Structure 4 Training Days a Week as a Hybrid Athlete
A 4 day, 45 minute training week can build real strength and running speed at the same time. Here is the optimal structure and the one ordering rule that makes it work.
By The HYBRD Team
June 2, 2026
How to Structure 3 Training Days a Week as a Hybrid Athlete
Three days a week is enough to make real progress as a hybrid athlete if you pick one priority. Here are three full-body structures for strength, endurance, or balance.
By The HYBRD Team
June 1, 2026
How to Balance Running and Lifting: Weekly Schedules for 3 to 7 Days
Sample weekly schedules for balancing running and lifting at 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 days a week, built around recovery and the interference effect.
By The HYBRD Team
May 28, 2026
What Does It Mean to Be a Hybrid Athlete?
A hybrid athlete is anyone training to improve in both strength and cardio at the same time. The goal is overall performance, not a single max.
By The HYBRD Team
May 27, 2026
How to Start Running as a Lifter Without Losing Muscle
Most lifters quit running in two weeks. Here's how to add running to your lifting routine without losing muscle or wrecking your recovery.
By The HYBRD Team
February 28, 2026
Why Do Strength Athletes Need Zone 2 Training?
Most strength athletes skip Zone 2 or replace it with HIIT. Here's why that's a mistake — and how to add it without killing your lifts.
By The HYBRD Team
February 25, 2026
Should you lift before or after running?
Strength first if you're combining both in one session. But session order matters less than you think — here's what the research actually says.
By The HYBRD Team
February 24, 2026
Why Is My Heart Rate Variability So High? Understanding HRV for Hybrid Training
Your HRV reading changes daily, but what does it actually mean for hybrid athletes training strength and endurance concurrently? A practical guide to reading trends, not daily numbers.
By The HYBRD Team
February 21, 2026
How Much Running Do You Actually Need to Maintain Endurance?
The fear of losing your aerobic base is overblown. Research shows VO2 max is maintained for months with surprisingly little work—if you keep the intensity high.
By The HYBRD Team
February 20, 2026
Why Your Hardest Training Days Ruin Your Sleep
Post-workout insomnia is a physiological response hybrid athletes trigger more often than single-sport trainees. Understanding the sympathetic hangover, cortisol timing, and core temperature explains why—and how to fix it.
By The HYBRD Team
February 19, 2026
The "Did I Even Work Out?" Problem That Most Apps Ignore
Most training apps measure cardiovascular load and call it done. For hybrid athletes, that's only half the story. Here's why the feedback loop is broken—and how to fix it.
By The HYBRD Team
February 18, 2026
HYBRD vs Runna: Which Training App Is Right for Your Goals?
Runna is a great app for runners. But if your training week includes both a deadlift session and a tempo run, HYBRD was built for you. Here's how the two apps compare.
By The HYBRD Team
January 3, 2025
How to Structure a Training Plan to Beat Your Personal Best
For hybrid athletes, juggling strength and endurance requires more than just showing up and training hard—it demands strategic planning. Learn the art of periodization.
By Ben Katz & Mats Terwiesch
November 20, 2024
The Future of Fitness is Open
The future of fitness technology is a connected ecosystem where the data is owned by the athlete. This is core to what we are building at HYBRD.
By Mats Terwiesch
September 5, 2024
Does cardio kill your gains?
Doing cardio will kill your gains—or will it? Learn about the interference effect and how to avoid it to progress faster as a hybrid athlete.
By Mats Terwiesch